Fastener for half-soles.



H. W. C. BRUSHWOOD.

FASTENER FOR HALF SOLES.

APPLICATION min ocT. s, m1.

1 ,290,068. 'Puented Jan. 7, 1919.

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'FFICE FAs'TnnnR Fon HALF-soms.

- To all whom "it mag/concern.'

fr.; useful Improvements in Fasteners for Halt` iii liaS been applied'thereto,

Soles`:;';and I do declare the following yto be a full, clear, andexactdescription of the in#v ventiomsuch'aswill enableothers skilled in theart'i'to which 4it .appertains-to make. and` i L' use the. same,referencefbeing had to the ac companying drawings, andato'the/characters.'

offreferenoemarked thereon, .which form a partofthis specification.'Myinvention relates-to fasteners for half soles for boots and shoes", myobject being to provide a device of lsuch character that any one may.quickly 'apply 4ahalf sole to 'a boot or shoe, thus obviating the`expense and delayincidentto going to -a shoe-maker in order to have thehalffsole secured bysewingori-nailing, as 'has heretofore beenpractised. Furthermore, 'my improvement not only secures the half soleinplace without the use of nailsfor stitches, but'italso protects theshoe. 1' l j -'-Ge'nerall `yspeaking, the'device consists of' a' springmember adaptedto engage and .lit the sole of a boot" or shoe after thehalf sole It'engages the edge of the sole and is fastened at'the rearbya'n adjustable device of any suitable character. It has sufficientyielding capacity so that it may be opened sufficiently to readilyengage the sole on opposite sides and al# low the lateral projectionswith which it is equipped, to engage the crease or groove of the boot orshoe between the upper and the sole, whereby the fastener is preventedfrom slipping from the sole. The device is also equipped withprojections which engage the half sole from below, thus securelyconnecting the half sole to the boot or shoe after the extremities ofthe spring member are connected in the rear as by a turn buckle deviceor a nut having right and left threaded recesses which coperate withsimilarly threaded studs with which the opposite extremities of thearticle are respectively provided.

In order to allow the sole of the shoe the necessary flexibility andobviate stiffness, the fastener is provided on each side with parts ofsuch shape that they will readily bend at half-sole as wel-l 'as themain sole of the Specificationof Letters Patent.

. Application inea october s, 19174. serial No. 195,260.

Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

the part of the sole where the necessity for bending or. yielding isgreatest. l .Having brieiiy outlined my improvement I will proceed toVdescribe, the same in detail, reference being made to theaccompanyingdrawing, in which is illustrated nient thereof.' In thisdrawing: i. Figure ly is a perspective View of a shoe equipped with myimprovement.

Fig.I 2 is a bottomplan view of the same.

Fig.4 3 is a top plan View of the device shown in detail and on a largerscale. This is a view'lookingin the direction of arrows 3, Fig.`4. 4

Fig. 4 is-a sidel elevation of the device, or a View looking in thedirection of arrows 4;,

Fig. 3, the bending or yielding capacity ofV thedevice being indicatedby dotted lines.

:5*5, Fig. 5L looking toward the left.

same parts in all the views.

ALet the numeral 5 designate my improved device considered in itsentirety and consist-1 ing preferably of a thin piece of sheet steel 6which is of a 4depth approximately the same as the lthickness of thesole of the boot orshoe when the half sole is appliedv except` that aypart 7 located approximately at the ball of the shoe when applied, isgiven a cylindrical or wire shape as distinguished from the fiat,vertically disposed shape of the body of the device. It is well'knownthat sheet metal though exceedingly thin, if of any considerable widthwill not bend edgewise to any appreciable extent, hence the neessi -tyAfor the part 7 in order to give the necessary flexibility to the sole ofthe shoe at the ball ofthe foot. when my improvement is in use. It isintended that the device shall be very thin and, therefore, light inweight, though in the drawing the thickness is somewhat exageerated inorder to facilitate clearness of illustration.

The thin, flat, yielding part 6 of my improvement is provided at both`the top and bottom edges with inward projections, designated 8 and 9,respectively, the top projections 8 engaging the sole from above whilethe bottom projections 9 engage the half sole from below. The rearextremities of the yieldingdevice are reinforced to form lugs 10 ofsuitable mass, these lugs being provided withinwardly projectingthreaded studs 12 which engage and coperate with Vright and leftthreaded recesses formed in a rotary member 13 which is provided withopenings 14, in Whicha small nail or other suitable device may beinserted for the purpose of tightening the fastener upon the shoe, afterthe half sole has been applied. 1t will be understood that theextremities of the device may be connected for locking purposes in anyother suitable or convenient manner, as by the employment of aV keyafter the manner of fastening skates.'

From the foregoing description, the use of my improved device will bereadily understood. 1n order to secure a half sole to the boot or shoe,it is only necessary to put the half sole in position, then bend thearticle 5 outwardly on opposite sides suiliciently to allow theprojections 8 and 9 to engage the sole above and the half sole below,after which the device'is tightened on the shoe by rotating the part 13,wherebyY the Vtwo lugs `10 are caused to'approaclreach other until thedesired degree of security is obtained. It will be understood that when"the half sole is fastened by means of my improvement, the sole may bendat the ball of the -foot by reason of the shape and location of theparts 7, whose function is to give the necessaryl flexibility, asheretoforeexplained. f

Attention isvcalled to the fact that instead ofV forming the device ofspring metal or yielding material whereby it has sufficient springcapacity, to allow it to open and close for attaching and detachingpurposes, it may if desiredbe hinged at the front to permit the openingand closing action, though it is believed' preferable to form theVdevice of spring metal, of such character that a hinge joint will notbe necessary.' -Y f 1 z Having thus described my invention, what 1 claimis: y

1. A fastener for half soles comprising a thin metal band with aplurality of lugs at Copies of this patent may be obtained for its topand bottom edges, the said band being adapted to engage the exposedvertical edges of the sole and half sole, Vand means for connecting theextremities of the band in the'rear. l

Y 2. A fastener for half soles comprising a l thin metal band with aplurality of lugs at its top and bottom edges, the said bandbeingadapted to engagethe exposed vertical edges of the sole and half sole`and means Y for connecting the extremities of the band in the rear, thepart of the band adjacent the ball of` the shoe being shaped'to yieldvertically to the plane of the device as a whole, to permit thenecessary flexibility of the sole while walking. Y Y 'A fastener forsecuring va, half sole'to the sole of a shoe comprising a iexible metalband 'adapted to engage 'the edges ofthe sole and half sole and ofapproximately the sameV lengthand shape as the''ha-lfsole,l and 65projections on the'edges of the band adapted Y to engage the oppositeVfaces of the sole and half sole adjacent their edges to'secure'ther twotogether, the fastenersbeing expansible throughout its length, 4wherebythe 'side perf 70l band adapted to engage the edges of thesole V andhalf sole, and of yapproximately the same length and shape as the ,halfsole, 'and a plurality of lugs on the edges of the band 1 adapted toengage the opposite' faces of the Y sole and 'half Asole adjacent ytheiredges 'toi 80Y secure the two together, the side portions of thefastener adjacent the ball of the lshoe having parts which are roundedin order to yield vertically to theplane of the device as a whole andpermit the-necessary flexibility I of the sole and half sole.

lntestimony whereof '1 atlix my signature;

HUBERT W. C. BIYtUSI-IVVO071D.'V y

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